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Hey All,
I would just like to echo Alliecat. I'm not sure it gets stressed to everyone the same way, but at The Ohio State University, it is incredibly stressed, that you can NOT make dosage changes like this. By taking doses that are made for an animal and changing them, putting them in new droppers, etc..., then you are repackaging!
According to the EPA, you cannot do this repackaging without getting a license from the EPA. And since most veterinarians do not have this license then you can NOT do this. Even in a shelter environment, this really isn't that great. I asked lots of questions on this subject when it came up in our class. That's why you now have to send a package insert when you just sell one dose of frontline, advantage, etc... now, because even that is considered repackaging!
Also, I would seriously caution telling people that you can split up a dog flea medication and give it to a cat. The premethrin's in the dog flea medication can be deadly to a cat. I work in a large practice in Columbus, and I see probably 5-10 cases a month, where someone was told that they could split up the dose for their cat, and they end up killing their cat or seriously harming it. These recommendations on this online forum worry me.
I'm sorry, but I just had to speak up here. There are lots of people who read these forums who won't understand and will act on the recommendations that seem to be bandied about here on this forum. As veterinarians, future veterinarians, and future veterinary students, we need to be cautious in what we post online, as it never really goes away and can cause serious harm if taken the wrong way by an animal owner.
Sorry, off my soap box now. Back to your regular program.
I would just like to echo Alliecat. I'm not sure it gets stressed to everyone the same way, but at The Ohio State University, it is incredibly stressed, that you can NOT make dosage changes like this. By taking doses that are made for an animal and changing them, putting them in new droppers, etc..., then you are repackaging!
According to the EPA, you cannot do this repackaging without getting a license from the EPA. And since most veterinarians do not have this license then you can NOT do this. Even in a shelter environment, this really isn't that great. I asked lots of questions on this subject when it came up in our class. That's why you now have to send a package insert when you just sell one dose of frontline, advantage, etc... now, because even that is considered repackaging!
Also, I would seriously caution telling people that you can split up a dog flea medication and give it to a cat. The premethrin's in the dog flea medication can be deadly to a cat. I work in a large practice in Columbus, and I see probably 5-10 cases a month, where someone was told that they could split up the dose for their cat, and they end up killing their cat or seriously harming it. These recommendations on this online forum worry me.
I'm sorry, but I just had to speak up here. There are lots of people who read these forums who won't understand and will act on the recommendations that seem to be bandied about here on this forum. As veterinarians, future veterinarians, and future veterinary students, we need to be cautious in what we post online, as it never really goes away and can cause serious harm if taken the wrong way by an animal owner.
Sorry, off my soap box now. Back to your regular program.
